Bronx Chronicle Word of the Day: January 21, 2015

philistine

Definition: (noun) A smug, ignorant, especially middle-class person who is regarded as being indifferent or antagonistic to artistic and cultural values.
Synonyms: anti-intellectual
Usage: He may have an advanced degree in mathematics, but the man is a total philistine when it comes to the arts.

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